Room 306 : the national story of the Lorraine Motel /

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"A tragic landmark in the civil rights movement, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis is best known for what occurred there on April 4, 1968. As he stood on the balcony of Room 306, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, ending a golden age of nonviolent resistance, and sparking riots in more th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kamin, Ben
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2012.
Temas:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Homes and haunts > Tennessee > Memphis.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.) > History.
National Civil Rights Museum > History.
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.)
National Civil Rights Museum
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Tennessee > Memphis > Biography.
Historic hotels > Tennessee > Memphis.
African Americans > Museums > Tennessee > Memphis.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Tennessee > Memphis > Biographies.
Hôtels historiques > Tennessee > Memphis.
Noirs américains > Musées > Tennessee > Memphis.
HISTORY > General.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
Buildings
African American civil rights workers
African Americans
Historic hotels
Homes
Memphis (Tenn.) > Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Memphis (Tenn.) > History.
Tennessee > Memphis
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Motel at Mulberry and Main
  • pt. 1. The History
  • The King-Abernathy Suite : Billy Kyles
  • Lawyer at the Lorraine : Lucius Burch
  • Lover at the Lorraine : Georgia Davis Powers
  • Mighty Reverend at the Lorraine : James Lawson
  • pt. 2. The Transition
  • Breaking the Barriers : Maxine Smith
  • Saving the Lorraine, Losing the Mantle : Judge D'Army Bailey
  • Endowing the Lorraine : J.R. "Pitt" Hyde
  • The Lorraine Photographer : Ernest C. Withers
  • pt. 3. The Rebirth
  • It's a Magical Place : Julian Bond
  • Filming the Lorraine : Lillian Benson
  • Managing the Museum at the Lorraine : Beverly Robertson
  • Producing The Witness at the Lorraine : Margaret Hyde
  • Room 306 and Today's Young Artists : Craig Alan Edwards and Katori Hall
  • They Got It Done : Clayborne Carson
  • Afterword: The Rain Are Fallin.

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